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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 8848287" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p><strong>Cologne, 1254</strong></p><p></p><p>Although we both flourish, Julian took to being one of the Nachtvolk much more than I did. Something about their rigid hierarchy, of rules and laws that were death to violate -- the Nachtgesetz -- spoke to him.</p><p></p><p>Soon, he became one of the Dunkle Ritter, who served as Queen Sabine's enforcers. He bore me no ill will, precisely, but he soon drifted away from me, preferring to spend his time with the queen's court,</p><p></p><p>I had other ambitions.</p><p></p><p>Cologne was just getting more prosperous. Walls had been erected around the city and it was becoming increasingly independent.</p><p></p><p>While the flow of blood was assured, I came to desire other creature comforts. The Nachtgesetz forbade simply seizing assets as we wished -- those could draw the attention of the Church or drive us into open warfare among ourselves. My diary was lost in one such needless flurry of violence and insurrection, costing me my memories of my life before I was a vampire.</p><p></p><p>Instead, I was patient. While I could not grow plants -- the grapes in the vineyard along the shores of the Rhine I had purchased would blacken under my touch -- I could grow people.</p><p></p><p>Specifically, I grew bankers.</p><p></p><p>The Church had ridiculous notions about banking that limited my options.</p><p></p><p>But not entirely.</p><p></p><p>The Itzig family knew I was not mortal. They also knew that no anti-Semites survived raising a hand to them. Their children could grow up with fear, their businesses could flourish, and their family could thrive.</p><p></p><p>But when I called, they must answer. When I sought to invest in commercial ventures, whether it be in Cologne or abroad, they would help me do so, without revealing the ageless investor behind it, and even if it conflicted with their own business concerns.</p><p></p><p>This proved to be little problem, and we grew prosperous together, for many years.</p><p>[spoiler="Character sheet"]Prompt 23 + 5 - 6 = Prompt 22</p><p></p><p><em>Create a mortal Character. You have shaped them from infancy to be exactly what you want. Lose a Resource.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Wilhelm Black</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Skills</strong>: </p><p>Skilled at navigating boats (checked);</p><p>Bloodthirsty (checked); </p><p>Knows the secrets of killing vampires (checked);</p><p>I control the beast; </p><p>Skilled merchant; </p><p>Cook Portuguese seafood dishes;</p><p>Knowledgeable of medieval medicine; </p><p>Knowledge of vampiric anatomy; </p><p></p><p><strong>Resources</strong>:</p><p>the Spear of Aeolius, an ancient Roman spear capable of killing vampires</p><p></p><p><strong>Characters</strong>:</p><p>Juião/Julian Black: a Portuguese orphan turned my servant turned vampire (Immortal); </p><p>The Itzig family: a Jewish family of bankers and merchants in medieval Cologne;</p><p></p><p><strong>Marks</strong>: My eyes cannot stand bright light and I have to remain in shadows at all times; my touch is fatal to plants; </p><p></p><p><strong>Memories (five, up to three Experiences each)</strong>:</p><p>1: I am Guilliame d'Orléans: The night the other heretics were burned alive, Carnutes fed upon me as I screamed in pitch black darkness; I confront Carnutes about him making me a vampire and he confesses he did it out of loneliness and tells me I will suffer in the same way some day; Carnutes possessed Raum and led the Archbishop of Tours' men to try and killed me -- but I used the Spear of Aeolius and killed Raum and Carnutes instead.</p><p>2: I am Guilliame d'Orléans: I rescue a dark-haired girl from attack and Constansia pledges herself to me, believing me to be a servant of Satan, and we soon wed; Constansia conducts her Satanic rituals and summons a demon, Raum, to serve me in the form of a raven;</p><p>3: I am le Passeur or "the Frenchman": The Portuguese orphan Juião helps me after I am burned by sunlight, unafraid of my supernatural nature, and I take him in as my servant; Juião teaches me to cook with the seafood I catch underwater; at his urging, I prey on battlefield wounded as I tend to them.</p><p>4: I am le Passeur or "The Frenchman": I retreat to the islands off Portugal with my servant, Juião, and sail to the mainland at night, under cover of darkness, looking for prey; I feed on Juião when desperate for blood and accidentally turn him into a vampire; we relocate to Cologne, a city of gray skies and long nights, better suited for those such as ourselves than sunny Portugal.</p><p>5: I am Wilhelm Black: Brought into the society of the Nachtvolk of Cologne, I watched their leader slowly dismember a vampire, leaving him alive for hours, just in agony; with the help of the mortal Itzig family, I become a rich merchant, with investments across Europe.</p><p>[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 8848287, member: 11760"] [B]Cologne, 1254[/B] Although we both flourish, Julian took to being one of the Nachtvolk much more than I did. Something about their rigid hierarchy, of rules and laws that were death to violate -- the Nachtgesetz -- spoke to him. Soon, he became one of the Dunkle Ritter, who served as Queen Sabine's enforcers. He bore me no ill will, precisely, but he soon drifted away from me, preferring to spend his time with the queen's court, I had other ambitions. Cologne was just getting more prosperous. Walls had been erected around the city and it was becoming increasingly independent. While the flow of blood was assured, I came to desire other creature comforts. The Nachtgesetz forbade simply seizing assets as we wished -- those could draw the attention of the Church or drive us into open warfare among ourselves. My diary was lost in one such needless flurry of violence and insurrection, costing me my memories of my life before I was a vampire. Instead, I was patient. While I could not grow plants -- the grapes in the vineyard along the shores of the Rhine I had purchased would blacken under my touch -- I could grow people. Specifically, I grew bankers. The Church had ridiculous notions about banking that limited my options. But not entirely. The Itzig family knew I was not mortal. They also knew that no anti-Semites survived raising a hand to them. Their children could grow up with fear, their businesses could flourish, and their family could thrive. But when I called, they must answer. When I sought to invest in commercial ventures, whether it be in Cologne or abroad, they would help me do so, without revealing the ageless investor behind it, and even if it conflicted with their own business concerns. This proved to be little problem, and we grew prosperous together, for many years. [spoiler="Character sheet"]Prompt 23 + 5 - 6 = Prompt 22 [I]Create a mortal Character. You have shaped them from infancy to be exactly what you want. Lose a Resource.[/I] [B]Wilhelm Black Skills[/B]: Skilled at navigating boats (checked); Bloodthirsty (checked); Knows the secrets of killing vampires (checked); I control the beast; Skilled merchant; Cook Portuguese seafood dishes; Knowledgeable of medieval medicine; Knowledge of vampiric anatomy; [B]Resources[/B]: the Spear of Aeolius, an ancient Roman spear capable of killing vampires [B]Characters[/B]: Juião/Julian Black: a Portuguese orphan turned my servant turned vampire (Immortal); The Itzig family: a Jewish family of bankers and merchants in medieval Cologne; [B]Marks[/B]: My eyes cannot stand bright light and I have to remain in shadows at all times; my touch is fatal to plants; [B]Memories (five, up to three Experiences each)[/B]: 1: I am Guilliame d'Orléans: The night the other heretics were burned alive, Carnutes fed upon me as I screamed in pitch black darkness; I confront Carnutes about him making me a vampire and he confesses he did it out of loneliness and tells me I will suffer in the same way some day; Carnutes possessed Raum and led the Archbishop of Tours' men to try and killed me -- but I used the Spear of Aeolius and killed Raum and Carnutes instead. 2: I am Guilliame d'Orléans: I rescue a dark-haired girl from attack and Constansia pledges herself to me, believing me to be a servant of Satan, and we soon wed; Constansia conducts her Satanic rituals and summons a demon, Raum, to serve me in the form of a raven; 3: I am le Passeur or "the Frenchman": The Portuguese orphan Juião helps me after I am burned by sunlight, unafraid of my supernatural nature, and I take him in as my servant; Juião teaches me to cook with the seafood I catch underwater; at his urging, I prey on battlefield wounded as I tend to them. 4: I am le Passeur or "The Frenchman": I retreat to the islands off Portugal with my servant, Juião, and sail to the mainland at night, under cover of darkness, looking for prey; I feed on Juião when desperate for blood and accidentally turn him into a vampire; we relocate to Cologne, a city of gray skies and long nights, better suited for those such as ourselves than sunny Portugal. 5: I am Wilhelm Black: Brought into the society of the Nachtvolk of Cologne, I watched their leader slowly dismember a vampire, leaving him alive for hours, just in agony; with the help of the mortal Itzig family, I become a rich merchant, with investments across Europe. [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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